Animal Welfare & Cruelty
Australia’s Senate has passed a bill banning cosmetic animal testing
The testing of cosmetics on animals has been a hot button topic for many years the world over with many animal welfare groups and...
World Sparrow Day celebrated on March 20
Widespread use of concrete and cell phone radiation has affected sparrows as well as the other common flora and fauna in urban habitat and...
The reality of the dairy industry and its cows
India is moving towards intensive factory farming practices, in which animals are treated like inanimate machines. A cow contentedly chewing her cud may look...
CSR: Kartik Aaryan proclaims ‘Chicks Love a Vegetarian’ in new campaign
It only took one video of animals suffering and dying in the meat industry to convince me to go vegetarian,” says Bollywood actor Kartik...
CSR: What is wrong with eating eggs and chicken?
“The fate of industrially farmed animals is one of the most pressing ethical questions of our time. Tens of billions of sentient beings, each...
Delhi’s first animal welfare policy panders to humans instead
Birth control of monkeys, a revised regime for sterilisation of stray dogs and electronic chips to identify owners of deserted pets and cattle are...
Using AI-powered drones to catch poachers
The United Nations estimates that illegal wildlife trade worldwide could be worth $8 billion to $10 billion annually. The value of the ivory trade...
Human-Animal Conflict – Are We Doing Enough?
Our holiday destinations change as we go through different life stages and when you have children, you tend to pick child-friendly places and experiences....
MCGM partners with Animal Planet on 3D theatre, starting today
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has tied up with wildlife channel Animal Planet to sensitize citizens of Mumbai, especially children, about the importance...
Travelling the sustainable path
When I was growing up in Varanasi in the ‘80s, a vacation typically meant visiting relatives in other towns or a must-see tourist destination...
CSR: Amazon India removes wildlife killing devices
Animal cruelty is a neglected topic in the world. Every human being has caused harm to animals directly or indirectly. If not for food,...
CSR: Maharashtra Government’s Scheme to Protect Endangered Marine Life
The eco-system of our beloved planet consists of interdependent flora and fauna which constitute a complex web of life. This biodiversity is vital to...